Neewbie here,
Have a quick question. UK user, purchased a Chinese Samsung Galaxy Win (dual sim) GT-I8552. Unfortunately, I dont think its going to come with the Google Play app.
Im not interested in installing custom roms, custom recovery modules etc, all I desire is to be able to access the Play store to restore my purchased apps on old Android phone!
Is there any way I will be able to install a Stock from FROM A DIFFERENT REGION to the Phone, or am I stuck with no google play or having to install a custom rom (which I believe from searches, a stable version doesnt exist at present for the I8552!). I am planning on using the standard Samsung Tools to install the Stock ROM from a different region.
The phones specs and hardware are identical, apart from the Internal memory, which is 4Gb as opposed to 8Gb on the non Chinese model....
Thanks in advance, as a newb I couldnt post this to the Dev side, if any Android XDA developers could repost in dev if I dont get an answer on the general forum....
Thanks in advance!
Download it as APK
mbga9pgf said:
Neewbie here,
Have a quick question. UK user, purchased a Chinese Samsung Galaxy Win (dual sim) GT-I8552. Unfortunately, I dont think its going to come with the Google Play app.
Im not interested in installing custom roms, custom recovery modules etc, all I desire is to be able to access the Play store to restore my purchased apps on old Android phone!
Is there any way I will be able to install a Stock from FROM A DIFFERENT REGION to the Phone, or am I stuck with no google play or having to install a custom rom (which I believe from searches, a stable version doesnt exist at present for the I8552!). I am planning on using the standard Samsung Tools to install the Stock ROM from a different region.
The phones specs and hardware are identical, apart from the Internal memory, which is 4Gb as opposed to 8Gb on the non Chinese model....
Thanks in advance, as a newb I couldnt post this to the Dev side, if any Android XDA developers could repost in dev if I dont get an answer on the general forum....
Thanks in advance!
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Without installing any ROM or doing anything dangerous, you can get the APK of the Play Store.
Here is a link for the latest one as for today (4.6.16) : goo. gl/IF8SoA
Download it and open it from your phone and install it and it should work.
If it didn't work, you have other alternatives such as Aptoide.
If you don't have the Google Play store, then most probably you don't have the Google Play Services package. For this, you may need to root your device and install it as a zip, or google Gapps for your device and download each APK by itself.
I bought samsung folder 2 SM G-1600 from ebay. and initially used the MMB29M.G1600ZCUAPH8 firmware and all google apps running smoothly and perfectly, until one day I connect my samsung with smart switch, and upgraded the firmware with original rom, and all google apps lost until to date.
Is there no developer here that can help us? Or for custom rom download link MMB29M.G1600ZCUAPH8.ZIP please help us
Hi , i have this phone too , on the box it says it came from China but i brought it from some online store in my country. It came with all languages and Google Play Store , everything it was working fine , it said it has some update OTA but when i was installing it , failed. , so i used Smart Switch to upgrade , everything went fine only that i dont have all the phone languages now and no Google Play Store. Does anyone have that firmware with all languages and playstore? I dont know what i should do now. Or at least if i could root it so i can add my country language on it. Best regards.
Maybe some1 that has the phone and he didnt update it yet can extract it and share it with us! Its kinda wierd that it came with an firmware with everything and we cant find it anywhere.
Bought a Everest 8848 M4 phone from Tenaa , But like most china based android phone it didn't came with google playstore installed . Can i just install opengapps to it ? will flashing/update via stock recovery work ?or do i need a custom recovery to flash it.
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andr3wchong said:
Bought a Everest 8848 M4 phone from Tenaa , But like most china based android phone it didn't came with google playstore installed . Can i just install opengapps to it ? will flashing/update via stock recovery work ?or do i need a custom recovery to flash it.
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Hi there,
Well your right most Chinese phones doesn't have GOOGLE PLAY STORE on their phones as it is banned or restricted, however you can try and install a custom version of android of that phones here is the link and try and search your device on that website see if your device is available. If its not then you can install playstore manually but I'm 50% right that this method will not work as I have tried numerous times. But you can still try it.
Here is the link to find your phones CUSTOM ROM :
https://www.needrom.com/
Here is the link in case if you cannot find the custom rom for your device:
https://www.androidodex.com/install-google-play-store-chinese-android-phones-root/
Hi there , i am a newbie here . I am a redmi note 7s user . Two days ago we had a miui update (11.2.0) ,due some problem i have can't made the update.
Now my updater apps showing no update available and i came to know that the update was a random basis and it will appear again . But i want to make the update right now .
So I want to be sure that there will no problem from downloading the recovery rom from third party website. (Like miui can't varify the device / can't reach website )
@asiftanzeem
IMHO it's always risky to download from 3rd-party sites.
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Seppppx said:
Always risky and the recovery might be fake. If you want I can help you make a recovery for your phone (by building).
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Thanks man .i better wait for official OTA update
asiftanzeem said:
Hi there , i am a newbie here . I am a redmi note 7s user . Two days ago we had a miui update (11.2.0) ,due some problem i have can't made the update.
Now my updater apps showing no update available and i came to know that the update was a random basis and it will appear again . But i want to make the update right now .
So I want to be sure that there will no problem from downloading the recovery rom from third party website. (Like miui can't varify the device / can't reach website )
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https://xiaomifirmwareupdater.com/miui/lavender/
When your phone have another codename, then look for the right one on this site. It's trustworthy
maybe you can change the region ,, or you can download ROM directly from the official website and you update the OTA manually.
Dear Friends
I have bought a Huawei Mediapad T8 and I am trying to find a custom ROM to flash it. Unfortunately there is nothing on Cyanogenmod site.
If anyone has any reference site where I can find ROM s for this model please share it with me.
Sincerely
Konstantinos
Mediapad T8 has android 10 - so it can be part of Project Treble since it is 8+ - it means, you can flash GSI (generic system image) of many of custom roms and no need for certain full rom.
But, I guess, you will need to unlock bootloader and got permissive kernel and probably need to remove encryption for user data before got bootable custom rom.
adeii said:
Mediapad T8 has android 10 - so it can be part of Project Treble since it is 8+ - it means, you can flash GSI (generic system image) of many of custom roms and no need for certain full rom.
But, I guess, you will need to unlock bootloader and got permissive kernel and probably need to remove encryption for user data before got bootable custom rom.
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Dear Friend
Thank you very much for replying to my thread. I admit that it is the first time that I heard about GSI (Generic System Image). I am looking for a custom rom so I can use the Play Store that is now missing from most Huawei devices. Unlocking bootloader is not so hard , I can get the code from Huawei in 7 months from now. Dealing with the GSI is something that I can not manage to be honest. I will wait for a custom rom. Thanx again.
Sincerely
Konstantinos
@coa00kt
Actually there are more than 10 Custom ROMs available:
https://fossbytes.com/android-custom-roms/
Dear Friend
Thank you for the link. Which one is for Huawei Matepad T8? I can't find anything.
Please help
Konstantinos
@coa00kt
Take note that any Android OS ( Stock ROM and/or Custom ROM ) you intend to install isn't device's model/brand dependant, but on device's CPU architecture. Almost all Android device's are powered by an ARM CPU.
Dear Friend
I am a noobie. Which ROM do you suggest for Mediatek MT8768 chipset (Octa-core 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.50 GHz Cortex A53)?
Sincerely
Konstantinos
@coa00kt
Can't recommend any because I never used a Custom ROM: I have reasons for this.
Dear Friends
The main reason that I am looking a custom ROM is the advantage of using "Play Store". Otherwise Huawei Android 10 is just fine. Please help me find something that will work 100%. Otherwise I will stay with Huawei Android 10.
Thanx again
Konstantinos Tsatsos
coa00kt said:
Thanx again.
Sincerely
Konstantinos
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Dear friend,
In the meanwhile you can use GPStore alternatives like Aurora store or ApkPure or ApkMirror for apps that can not be found on Huawei's AppGallery.
On the other hand, you can install about 8 to 10 apps from Huawei phone/tablet (before US sticky fingers) in the form of backup and restore them to your tablet. Tutorial like this is simmilar for all phones. Also found some backup on GDrive for HiSuite or usb restore.
adeii said:
Dear friend,
In the meanwhile you can use GPStore alternatives like Aurora store or ApkPure or ApkMirror for apps that can not be found on Huawei's AppGallery.
On the other hand, you can install about 8 to 10 apps from Huawei phone/tablet (before US sticky fingers) in the form of backup and restore them to your tablet. Tutorial like this is simmilar for all phones. Also found some backup on GDrive for HiSuite or usb restore.
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Hello Friend
I have installed APKPure , it is very usefull. About 80% percent of the applications are running fine. Unfortunately about 20% require the Google Play Services. I will stick to this solution until Huawei provides me the Bootloader Code (After 12 Months) and a custom rom is created .
Sincerely
Kostas
Hi
You can just flash GApps pico. It installs Play Store and Google Service.
Do you know if Google apps pico require an unlocked bootloader? What is the process? Do I have to install custom recovery?
Hello.
Please, can someone extract the original apk from the notes and post here? I accidentally deleted mine and now I can't find it. Thanks.
Hi there, i managed to install a google account and a working playstore via this youtube tutorial, and google services is working outside of an irritating notification which you can turn off.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZVF9W-H228
The only thing is i don't know if i can upgrade firmware with out losing google apps again i'm on firmware 10.0.1
How to unlock the bootloader?
coa00kt said:
Hello Friend
I have installed APKPure , it is very usefull. About 80% percent of the applications are running fine. Unfortunately about 20% require the Google Play Services. I will stick to this solution until Huawei provides me the Bootloader Code (After 12 Months) and a custom rom is created .
Sincerely
Kostas
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i wouldnt recommend installing a custom rom that is not specifically for your device, especially if you are a noobie. the devices appart from the SOC have many components that require specific drivers. in any case, you have to be extra carefull in following the instructions otherwise ou ll end up with a brick. your best bet is to find a recovery (again for your device) and flash open gapps.
nikapos said:
i wouldnt recommend installing a custom rom that is not specifically for your device, especially if you are a noobie. the devices appart from the SOC have many components that require specific drivers. in any case, you have to be extra carefull in following the instructions otherwise ou ll end up with a brick. your best bet is to find a recovery (again for your device) and flash open gapps.
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But huawei doesn't provide bootloader unlock codes anymore
Is it possible to root Matepad T8 ?
I think you no longer need Custom ROM to use GApps into this device. I have bought this device few days ago and found a way to run GApps. Just open Huawei AppGallery and look for "GSpace", it will solve GApps issue.